Since the start of mandatory evacuations in early August 2022, Ukrainian authorities have evacuated over 1.23 million civilians from government-controlled areas of Donetsk Oblast, including approximately 193,000 children and more than 46,000 people with disabilities.
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Since the start of mandatory evacuations in early August 2022, Ukrainian authorities have evacuated over 1.23 million civilians from government-controlled areas of Donetsk Oblast
This figure includes approximately 193,000 children and more than 46,000 people with disabilities
Rodia left after sustaining his first injury, when shrapnel from a Russian cluster munition flew into his leg and his fingers. A total of eight soldiers had been wounded, and one of them later died
53 Ukrainian POWs were killed in explosions at the Olenivka prison camp in August 2022.
Kyiv blamed Russian sabotage for the Olenivka explosions, saying it was an attempt to conceal the torture of prisoners.
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